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North Myrtle Beach, SC vs Bowie, MD

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- Bowie spends 40.8% more per student than North Myrtle Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in Bowie than in North Myrtle Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bowie had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to North Myrtle Beach
 North Myrtle Beach, SCBowie, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,603$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,111  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,718$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11554573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for North Myrtle Beach    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

High taxes, tolls, utilities but close to NYC. Not a good place to retire unless well to do & you have a house on the Jersey shore. Then again, that's if your house  More

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Definitely a tourist area. Not a good place to raise kids! Schools are terrible. Decent amount of crime, nothing too extreme. High accident rate. Dear god do NOT drive  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have visited this area and it is very nice. I am thinking of longer stays. The only thing I find troubling is the lower end rating for water in this area in general.  More

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Reviews for Bowie    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Bowie should have better department stores. One has to travel to another city to find a Nordstroms and other upscale stores. Bowie Towne Center seems to bring in lesser  More

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Over 10 years ago

I grew up in Bowie in the 1980s. At the time, despite being in PG County which was nicknamed DC's ugly city because its demographics and crime were similar to the  More

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Over 13 years ago

COST TO MUCH TO LIVE  More

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